Description
Aviation Ordnance Systems Technicians perform duties incident to the accounting, stowage, breakout, testing, maintenance, assembly, and transportation of aircraft armament systems, munitions handling equipment, air launched missiles, and conventional munitions. At the IMA level, Aviation Ordnance System Technicians perform required inspections, tests, checks, adjustments, preventive maintenance, and repair on armament weapons support equipment (AWSE), missile launching equipment, multiple ejection/triple ejection bomb racks, aircraft guns, turrets, aircraft crew-served weapons, aerial targets, and a wide variety of highly technical aircraft armament weapon systems in addition to performing quality assurance, safety, and maintenance management duties.
Core Skills
- electromechanical troubleshooting
- preventive maintenance
- test and evaluation
- technical documentation use
- quality assurance and control
- inventory and configuration management
- safety and compliance
- root cause analysis
- data entry and maintenance records
- teamwork
- attention to detail
- time management
Common Certifications
- FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Mechanic Certificate
- OSHA 30-Hour General Industry
- NDT Level II (if performing inspections)
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
Civilian Career Paths
- AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
- WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS
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